Drug Wars tooooo close to home!

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"secure the border"

very nice sound bite. very impossible to put into practice It's not so much about "illegals" as it is the bi-national nature of the border. Half of the people in my town have half their families on the other side, or work on the other side.

I am opposed, in principal, to people living here illegally and working, going to school etc. But the problem is complex, and even more so now, when people are seeking sanctuary from violence.

My heart hurts for the Mexican people, because it's a great country that I love, but -- Yes, we Americans contribute to the problem, but Mexican society, their customs, and their problems, have exacerbated it. Their willingness to look the other way, not hold their leaders accountable, their poverty and class imbalance, and the culture of bribery and corruption that has predominated for decades (if not centuries) has put them in a situation where they have no one to trust or turn to. It's very sad.